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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.29

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Aśvamedha yajña: Construction, invitations and hospitality. Vasiṣṭha organizes construction, food and lodging, Sumantra invites the guests and Daśaratha enters the enclosure to begin the rites

In the sequence: the Kings arrive bearing jewels → Vasiṣṭha reports that the guests have been honored and the arrangements completed

1.12.29

tataḥ kaiś cid ahorātrair upayātā mahīkṣitaḥ
bahūni ratnāny ādāya rājño daśarathasya ha

Then, after some days and nights, the kings arrived, bringing many jewels for king Daśaratha.

Words: tataḥ — then; kaiś cid — after some; ahorātrair — days and nights; upayātā — arrived; mahīkṣitaḥ — the kings; bahūni — many; ratnāny — jewels; ādāya — having brought; rājño — for king; daśarathasya — Daśaratha; ha — indeed

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.